Chapter 10“Okay, everyone,” Mr. Singer, Julian’s English teacher, called. “I want everyone to pull out their texts and notes. Who managed to finish reading the chapters I assigned? I want to see all your little hands go up, please. But also don’t lie to me.”
“Then this is putting us in a difficult situation,” Maria said. In spite of her joke, she raised her hand, winking a little at Julian as he turned around to see who else raised their hand. After half of the class did, he put his up by the elbow on his desk.
“It’s something,” Mr. Singer said. “Not the greatest. But I can work with this. Now, let’s begin.”
Mr. Singer walked over to the chalkboard and wrote the author’s name, Willa Cather, in big letters. She was the author who wrote My Antonia and then the book O Pioneers! Mr. Singer
